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Price Research: Our research indicates that Coleman Montana 8-Person Tent is $49 lower (35% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices ranging from $139 to $220. - yuugotserved

Amazon has a Coleman promo going on right now: "Spend $100 Save $20 on Select Coleman Products For a limited time when you spend $100 or more on select Coleman camping gear you'll receive a $20 discount at check-out." see all items[amazon.com]

Looks like it was about $125 at Costco full price, but they've offered coupons in the past bringing it down to about $99. Some may have purchased when they clearance them out (if you can find one). Good deal, not amazing, but good.

I've never had much luck with these very large, nylon tents (by any manufacturer), especially in any quasi-harsh environments - rain/wind/dust. Some issue / nagging little problem always seems to creep up and they just don't hold up well. That said, I do think there are many quality, lightweight tents in the 4 person and under size.

My go to recommendation for a large, quality car camping tent (definitely not packing in/out) are springbar tents, especially Kodiak Canvas Tents[competitiveedgeproducts.com]. I can put up the 10x10 version by myself in about 10 minutes.

If you have a bigger budget and are looking for a tent that will last decades, check them out. I have friends that have taken their canvas tents to the harsh environment of Burning Man for 10+ years and have never had an issue. I've taken mine the last two and love it.

Big tents with multiple rooms rock for camping in fair weather. Any inclement weather makes tent camping (canvas or not) risky if not frustrating for the uninitiated. From picking the spot to detailed setup, the littlest things make a big difference in bad weather. Sometimes you have to roll with bad weather punches when tent camping. Some people will never enjoy bad weather tent camping.

Around 2000, I picked up a clearance Wenger Appenzell (aka SwissGear Breezeway or differing combinations those names) made by Wenzel at Sams Club for under a hondo. Prior to losing track of it the tent had been the foundation of several week long camping trips to Ocracoke Island.

More than anything else, I recommend having separate rooms and lots of space if you'll be there for a while. I loved having the breezeway for central storage and the bedrooms off to the sides in the Appenzell. I believe the storage bag even had wheels. Can't believe I lost it. Be prepared to to McGyver in inclement weather (think tarp and adapt). The Appenzel had a tarp floor so never had to worry about that. I miss it.

I was looking into getting one of these Coleman tents (although a 6 person) until that sale came along. I'm just hoping the tent that I bought isn't garbage since I can't set it up until spring after the snow melts.

I've never had much luck with these very large, nylon tents (by any manufacturer), especially in any quasi-harsh environments - rain/wind/dust. Some issue / nagging little problem always seems to creep up and they just don't hold up well. That said, I do think there are many quality, lightweight tents in the 4 person and under size.

My go to recommendation for a large, quality car camping tent (definitely not packing in/out) are springbar tents, especially Kodiak Canvas Tents[competitiveedgeproducts.com]. I can put up the 10x10 version by myself in about 10 minutes.

If you have a bigger budget and are looking for a tent that will last decades, check them out. I have friends that have taken their canvas tents to the harsh environment of Burning Man for 10+ years and have never had an issue. I've taken mine the last two and love it.

Those are really nice tents. They're also $500. I'm sure the quality shows that it's worth it, but anyone who is interested in this tent is absolutely not interested in spending $500 on one of the Kodaik ones. Conversely, anyone who is willing to spend $500 on one of those already knows why they wouldn't buy a $90 Coleman.

Bought this same tent in a deal last year.. Used it several times over the summer with the wife & 2 kids. It's really a great tent! Door is awesome, and it can be set up & taken down solo (if you have any experience setting up tents). An extra set of hands is helpful, but I usually do it myself.

We had a crazy rain storm last time camping.. The tent was literally in a 4 inch puddle all night. Bottom stayed bone dry.

Plenty of room for a queen air bed on each side with a ton of room in the middle for gear, changing etc.

Those are really nice tents. They're also $500. I'm sure the quality shows that it's worth it, but anyone who is interested in this tent is absolutely not interested in spending $500 on one of the Kodaik ones. Conversely, anyone who is willing to spend $500 on one of those already knows why they wouldn't buy a $90 Coleman.

Yeah, I wish the hubby would let me get the Coleman but we're going for the Kodiak too. It's true if you have the coin the canvas is better. Kinda like getting a Dyson over a Hoover IMO.

Those are really nice tents. They're also $500. I'm sure the quality shows that it's worth it, but anyone who is interested in this tent is absolutely not interested in spending $500 on one of the Kodaik ones. Conversely, anyone who is willing to spend $500 on one of those already knows why they wouldn't buy a $90 Coleman.

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I've never had much luck with these very large, nylon tents (by any manufacturer), especially in any quasi-harsh environments - rain/wind/dust. Some issue / nagging little problem always seems to creep up and they just don't hold up well. That said, I do think there are many quality, lightweight tents in the 4 person and under size.

My go to recommendation for a large, quality car camping tent (definitely not packing in/out) are springbar tents, especially Kodiak Canvas Tents[competitiveedgeproducts.com]. I can put up the 10x10 version by myself in about 10 minutes.

If you have a bigger budget and are looking for a tent that will last decades, check them out. I have friends that have taken their canvas tents to the harsh environment of Burning Man for 10+ years and have never had an issue. I've taken mine the last two and love it.

I picked up one of these last year for about the same price. Excellent tent. Huge. Had 3 twin size inflatables and still had room. Takes about 10 min to setup and break down. Love the door framing. Great deal. Too bad we can't attach pics to our posts here... maybe I'll post some on the Amazon feedback page... Grab one if you are in the market for a nice size family tent.